Beacon Hill, Boston Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in Beacon Hill, Boston.

Black Ink

Black Ink does a wonderful job of selling nothing in particular. Hello Kitty lunchboxes, rubber peanuts, squiggly sushi plates, banana-shaped doorstops and Korean composition books are among the...

Good

Name your store "Good" and you're just asking for endless sarcastic comments. (Just off the top of our heads: It's not that good. Not good enough. Good-bye.) But, after...

Holiday

Somewhere in the midst of the feminist movement we forgot the joy of the swish. No, no we don't mean the infamous athletic swish. We mean an entirely different swish. Let us explain. In...

Koo de Kir

Let's face it, not everyone has good taste. Luckily, we live in a society where what you don't have you can buy. Above all, Koo de Kir is a purveyor of good taste. Whether buying for...

Black Ink

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Black Ink does a wonderful job of selling nothing in particular. Hello Kitty lunchboxes, rubber peanuts, squiggly sushi plates, banana-shaped doorstops and Korean composition books are among the random items that line the store's tall, narrow shelves. These aren't the types of things you can't live without, but they are the types of things that make life a little more fun.

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Address:
101 Charles Street
Boston MA 02114

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Phone: 1-617-723-3883
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-7 Sun: 12-6

Tags: good for gifts, home accessories, paper goods, toys

Good

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Name your store "Good" and you're just asking for endless sarcastic comments. (Just off the top of our heads: It's not that good. Not good enough. Good-bye.) But, after spending some time in the store, hell, we think it should have been named Great. Good is that rare home store that casually blends vintage and new, modern and classic. Any day you walk in you'll be...

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Address:
88 Charles Street
Boston MA 02114

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Phone: 1-617-722-9200 or 1-866-426-4663
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5

Tags: furniture, home accessories, tableware

Holiday

Somewhere in the midst of the feminist movement we forgot the joy of the swish. No, no we don't mean the infamous athletic swish. We mean an entirely different swish. Let us explain. In the ashes of the burned bras we also lost the wives waiting for their husbands, dressed just so with a martini mixer in hand and dinner in the oven--the woman who wore the swish. Certain stores and...

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Address:
53 Charles Street
Boston MA 02114

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Phone: 1-617-973-9730
Hours: Mon-Wed: 11-7 Thu: 11-8 Fri: 11-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-6

Tags: girly, women's accessories, women's clothing

Koo de Kir

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Let's face it, not everyone has good taste. Luckily, we live in a society where what you don't have you can buy. Above all, Koo de Kir is a purveyor of good taste. Whether buying for yourself or others, choose among their ever-churning collection of furniture, accessories, lighting, tableware and bath products. You simply can't go wrong. The selection tends toward the modern,...

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Address:
65 Chestnut Street
Boston MA 02108

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Phone: 1-617-723-8111
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 10-5 Sun: 12-5

Tags: furniture, good for gifts, home accessories, lighting, tableware
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